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MNQ 046EP
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2014 release. Deathday (formerly Deathday Party) is a Los Angeles-based experimental post-punk band, formed in Santa Ana, California in 2008 by brothers Alex Guillén and Giovanni Guillén. While the title-track is an unreleased one, "Dropped Into Obscurity" was already included in the Downwards compilation Click Heels alongside Tropic Of Cancer, Silent Servant, and The KVB. On the B-side, Mannequin asked the synth-master Legowelt to remix After Dark." Seldom has the post-punk revival seemed as urgent as with Deathday, who match their guitar-driven dirges with esoteric industrial soundscapes and tape manipulation. Comparisons could easily be made to the likes of Throbbing Gristle and Suicide's uncompromising attitude.
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DESIRE 031LP
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Constructed from the aggressive textures of early industrial music, the ambience of cold wave, and the dynamic energy of post-punk, Deathday blends dark and often esoteric images with sparse, primal analog sounds. In 2009, the trio began to work on what would become their debut album amidst the summer heat, immersing themselves in isolation, dark iconography, occultism, and American violence. To capture the aesthetics of the subject matter musically, the band exercised heavy use of tape saturation and manipulation, recording on everything from reel-to-reels to boom-boxes. Cascading through a plethora of tape mediums and analog devices intentionally gave the recordings a sense of urgency and decay. Deathday's self-titled debut is issued on limited white vinyl via Desire in association with Sweating Tapes. Second pressing is a limited edition of 300 copies. 12" x 12" professionally printed insert. Includes a download card.
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